During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting and trompe l’oeil to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air.
19 Aug 2007
The Flickr Then and Now pool is a collection of photos comparing a place about 100 years ago to the same place today. I particularly like guil3433’s photos of Montreal. Two are shown here:
The Robert Stanley Bagg mansion, Montreal 1900 and 2003
Southeast corner of St. Denis and Ontario, Montreal 1894 and 2007
After a lot of confusion I finally figured out that there are two similar groups:
Some photos show up in both groups. Some don’t.
25 Apr 2007
This, I love. Shorpy.com posts a couple of photos per day with short descriptions to show what life was like in America 100 years ago.
Here’s a sample. The site’s namesake, Shorpy Higgenbotham, is front center. Click the photo to see Shorpy’s entries.
Jefferson County, Alabama. December 1910. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine.
The Juniper Gallery will sell you hard copies of photos.
:: Kottke.org
21 Mar 2007
31 Jan 2007
